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Sudden grief difficult to face

Glenn Brunkow
Apr 27, 2026
Apr 27, 2026

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My father-in-law passed away very unexpectedly this week. His passing was just one week after my dad, but the pain was much deeper. We had mourned for my father for eight years; grief is much different when it is sudden.

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Glenn Brunkow is a fifth-generation farmer in the Northern Flint Hills of Pottawatomie County in Kansas. He was a county Extension educator for 19 years before returning to farm and ranch full time. He can be reached at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.